My 4th grader has a number of mild but significant challenges: dyslexia, ADHD, auditory processing disorder, poor coordination, and maybe a couple of other things. I have done a lot of work getting her help, and right now she is in a good spot. My daughter likes school a lot. She has 40 minutes 4x per week of one-on-one special education for reading in her public school. My question is about spelling tests in the mainstream classroom. She has struggled through several years of spelling tests, and it’s been OK to do, it hasn’t caused damage, let’s say. This year the words are much harder, she only has to study the first 15 (out of maybe 25), but it has become very hard for her.

My family is based in Denver, Colorado but are currently living as expats in Europe. I am a licensed elementary teacher with a masters degree in reading instruction and have some concerns for my son. He is 7 years old and demonstrating signs of dyslexia. We are making our home leave this summer to the States, in the Denver region, and I am wanting to have him screened and tested. Any referrals for ASHA-accredited psychologists for the Denver/Boulder area would be greatly appreciated!

I have two sons that were diagnosed with dyslexia the summer before the 7th and 9th grade. They are both now in the 8th and 10th grade and I am in need of guidance on the best way to improve their reading skills at home. They go to a private school that has helped with accommodations but not with concrete means to improve reading skills. Can you suggest an iPad app or a computer program that I can invest in to assist my sons?

Sprint recently launched the Neurodiversity ID pack, a bundle of mobile applications targeted at helping individuals with cognitive and neurodevelopmental disabilities such as dyslexia and dyspraxia.

My daughter is in 6th grade. She has an IEP. There are several goals that the school measures by saying "n" for not introduced. Why are they putting goals and objectives that they aren't introducing? I feel like the school thinks I am stupid and they are doing the least possible to give the help my daughter needs for the appropriate education that they are supposed to be providing. Are they breaking the law?

​A new state law in Illinois entitles dyslexic students to special education services, and it creates a reading instruction advisory group that will train educators on how to identify and teach students with dyslexia.

A recent study from the University of Toronto and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill reports that adults who have dyslexia are much more likely to report that they were physically abused before they turned 18 than their peers without dyslexia.

Can a non-verbal 11-year-old be tested for dyslexia? She has almost no expressive language at this time, but her receptive language is close to normal. She is reading at about a 4–5th grade level, though her comprehension/retention is lower. She communicates primarily through writing questions and answers, but her handwriting is frequently hard to read. I am from Texas. If she can be successfully tested, can you recommend a testing location?

My nephew was diagnosed by a psychologist with rapid recall as well as rapid naming deficiencies. I was hoping to provide his parents with some resources to help them and him become more independent. He is 12, he can read and is quite gifted in other areas. He does suffer from ADD, for which he is medicated. It seems as though, from an outsider's perspective, his parents are pulling him out of activities and making excuses for him if he doesn't excel at something such as playing a musical instrument or speaking French.

I’m writing to you about my sister’s daughter. She just turned four, has been in speech therapy for a year both through school and with a private speech therapist that comes to the house, and I still cannot understand a word she says. She drops endings and her articulation is far from clear. My sister says that she is in a bad habit of talking too fast and when you make her slow down, you can understand what she is saying. But I think the root of the problem is the way she processes language. Something is definitely not right and I'm afraid she has severe speech problems.